PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Spooner (ranked 4545 p4p, 2217 weight class) and Teofomo Laurez (ranked 473 p4p, 279 weight class). Junior Spooner has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Spooner
vs
Laurez

182 cm
20
180
2 - 4 - 0

180 cm
20
180
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

30th Century Beer Store

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Junior Spooner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teofomo Laurez !
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spooner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spooner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laurez finds it's way round the side to connect with Spooner's head.
Spooner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laurez feints a jab promting Spooner to slip. Laurez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Spooner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Junior Spooner has been cut.
Laurez connects with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laurez .
Laurez scores with a jab to the body.
Laurez with a nice cross.
Crunch! Laurez slams his shin into Spooner's torso.
Laurez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Laurez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spooner on the side of the head.
Laurez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spooner.
Spooner misses the shot to the body.
Spooner misses with a few strikes there.
Laurez with a nice calf kick.
Nice defenses there by Laurez .
Spooner definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Spooner throws a hook but Laurez blocks it.
Laurez lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spooner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Laurez lands a body shot.
Spooner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spooner takes a swing at Laurez 's ribcage but misses.
Laurez slips under a jab from Spooner.
Spooner throws a series of punches but Laurez avoids them all with ease.
Spooner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laurez .
Spooner missing with a left hand there. Laurez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laurez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Spooner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laurez .
Spooner throws a jab when Laurez was well out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Laurez .
Laurez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spooner's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spooner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laurez to score with a decent uppercut.

Spooner is rocked!
Laurez connects with a solid leg kick.
Laurez thuds a left hand into Spooner's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Laurez as he connects with a hook.
Oh Spooner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laurez scores with a hook to the body. Spooner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spooner seems to have got his legs back now.
Good shot there by Laurez .
Laurez with the inside leg kick.
Laurez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laurez lands a jab to Spooner's midsection.
Laurez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spooner throws an off balance right hand
and Laurez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Laurez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Spooner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spooner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Laurez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A big left from Spooner misses.
Laurez tests Spooner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Laurez lands the left hand.
Laurez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Spooner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laurez throws out a counter right but Spooner avoids it with no problem.
Spooner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Laurez . That one must have hurt.
Laurez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Spooner eats them both and turns towards Laurez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Laurez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Spooner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurez thows a body kick. Spooner tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Teofomo Laurez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laurez tries to close the distance and clinch but Spooner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spooner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laurez .
Spooner cracks Laurez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Laurez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Laurez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Spooner misses with a hook. Laurez ducked under it nicely.
Laurez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Spooner.
Laurez drops Spooner with a huge uppercut! Spooner drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Laurez is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teofomo Laurez !